STUDENTS---Assignment---Please respond to the quote below (in red) using the discussion tab on this home page.

Your response should include what the quote means to you and whether you agree or disagree with the quote----


The American ideal is not that we all agree with each other, or even like each other, every minute of the day. It is rather that we will respect each other's rights, especially the right to be different, and that, at the end of the day, we will understand that we are one people, one country, and one community..... - C. Everett Koop, US Surgeon General

7th Grade

Essential Question--How does the world support its children?

A Paradise Called Texas By Janet Jordan Shelefman

Theme Connections: Human Rights, Children's Rights, Immigrant Rights, Friendship, Sibling Relationships, Family-Parental Relationships, Getting Along with Others, Humor

8th Grade

Essential Question--Do human rights depend on culture? Explain.
How can human rights influence national budget?
Is it possible to realize human rights when resources are limited? Explain.


Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry By Mildred E. Taylor

The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963 By Christopher Paul Curtis


Theme Connections: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Children's Rights, Friendship, Sibling Relationships, Family-Parental Relationships, Getting Along with Others, Humor,